# Balkan Metal parody video

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 20, 2014, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/balkan-metal-parody-video/679287 "2014-01-20T17:36:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![bunyupp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@bunyupp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bunyupp)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2014, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/balkan-metal-parody-video/679287/1 "2014-01-20T17:36:33Z")

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This is a [funny version of a Britney Spears’ song](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMy0KPz8Vvo)by the Balkan Metal (although I think of it as Death Metal Polka) band “Trollfest”.

What is this style of video called? I think of it as Troll Dancing, but YouTube usually lists it as Midget Dancing. Is there a proper name for this? And, how is it done?

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2014, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/balkan-metal-parody-video/679287/2 "2014-01-20T18:47:56Z")

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😕 I might be missing something, but isn’t Norway pretty far from the ex-Yugoslavias?

Anyway, they aren’t the only troll band, there’s Finntroll. I don’t know what that effect is called but I’ve seen it before. There’s that kids game where two people pretend to be one; one is the head and feet (hands in shoes) and the other reaches though the first’s arm holes to form the arms. Well, hands.

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**Author:** ![bunyupp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@bunyupp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bunyupp)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2014, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/balkan-metal-parody-video/679287/3 "2014-01-20T19:25:06Z")

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I was wondering about the Balkan Metal tag, too. But that’s how they describe their music in an interview!?

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**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2014, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/balkan-metal-parody-video/679287/4 "2014-01-20T19:40:12Z")

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If Eugene Hütz can call his Gypsy punk (no more than 1/4 and I don’t think the rest of the band is very gypsy), or guys named Schmidt can be in Irish rock bands, I don’t see why not.

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**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/balkan-metal-parody-video/679287/5 "2014-01-21T11:44:16Z")

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That was astoundingly bad. Jesus.

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**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/balkan-metal-parody-video/679287/6 "2014-01-21T16:53:16Z")

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> [@bunyupp](#):
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> I was wondering about the Balkan Metal tag, too. But that’s how they describe their music in an interview!?

I listened to some of their songs, and I can see the “Balkan” description fitting. There’s definitely Balkanesque influences in their sound and melody lines.